Lumbini Zone
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| Lumbinī Anchal लुम्बिनी अञ्चल |
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| Country |  Nepal |
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| Capital | Butwal |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
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Lumbini Zone (Nepali: लुम्बिनी अञ्चल
Listen (help·info)), is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birth place of Siddhartha Gautama,[1] who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy. The zone's headquarters is Butwal.
Districts [edit]
Lumbini is divided into 6 districts, listed below with the headquarters in parentheses:
- Arghakhanchi District (Sandhikharka)
- Gulmi District (Tamghas)
- Kapilvastu District (Taulihawa)
- Nawalparasi District (Parasi also called Ramgram)
- Palpa District (Tansen)
- Rupandehi District (Siddharthanagar, formerly called Bhairahawa)
References [edit]
- ^ Holy Sites of Bhuddism, Buddha Dharma Education Association, retrieved 9 May 2012
See also [edit]
Coordinates: 27°45′N 83°30′E / 27.750°N 83.500°E
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